Publications by authors named "Mohammad S Rafi"

Purpose It is often difficult for the clinician to isolate the etiology of pain occurring either in the neck or shoulder because of the reason that neck pain can refer to the shoulder and vice versa. Concordance research has found that around one in 10 patients who were referred for cervical radiculopathy had comorbid shoulder pathology. The goal of this research is to analyze and correlate risk factors for persistent shoulder pain (non-dermatomal) following cervical spine surgery.

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of pregabalin in reducing the neuropathic pain in postoperative patients who have undergone single-level microdiscectomy for prolapsed intervertebral lumbar disc. Methods A randomized control clinical trial was conducted from June 2018 to April 2020 in three campuses Dr. Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, by two spinal surgeons.

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Background:  Tibia plateau fractures are most commonly managed with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) technique, external fixation via minimally invasive technique are an excellent alternative. The aim of this study was to assess the results of tibia plateau fractures by using the Ilizarov external fixator. The analysis was done both clinically and radiologically.

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